Head to head · 33 criteria compared Across pricing, rules and payout terms, FundedNext takes the lead (7 against 4). BrightFunded remains the cheaper way in and it pays out a larger share of profits, so the choice is not automatic.
Set up in 2023 by a Dutch team and operated out of Dubai, BrightFunded keeps its rulebook short: no consistency rule, no time limit, static drawdown on both 2-Step plans. The model leans instead on paid add-ons — fee refund, 90% split, waived minimum days — and the first payout only lands 30 days after the first trade.
Criteria won: 4 / 33
On the forex and CFD side, FundedNext runs just two routes: Stellar 1-Step (10% target, 6% max loss) and Stellar 2-Step (8% then 5%, 10% max loss). Both use static drawdown, carry no deadline and come with refundable fees. Pricing is on the high side, and the headline 95% split needs a paid option — the contractual base is 80%.
Criteria won: 7 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
BrightFunded
€477
FundedNext
$549.99
| Full comparison | BrightFunded | FundedNext |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 76/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2022 ✓ |
| Headquarters | AE | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €47 ✓ | $59.99 |
| Price for a 100 K account | €477 ✓ | $549.99 |
| Refundable fee | No | Yes ✓ |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 2 | 2 |
| Profit target | 8 % | 8 % |
| Max daily loss | 4 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 8 % | 10 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No | No |
| Min trading days | 5 | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % ✓ | 95 % |
| First payout | 30 days | 5 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available | Stellar 1-Step: first withdrawal after 5 business days then every 5 business days. Stellar 2-Step: first withdrawal at 21 days then every 14 days |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 400 K ✓ | 300 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade | mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader ✓ |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto |
| Leverage | Forex 1:100, gold and commodities 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identical on evaluation and funded accounts) | 1:30 forex on Stellar 1-Step (verified on the official site); 1:100 forex advertised on Stellar 2-Step |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | Yes |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose BrightFunded if… Choose FundedNext if… BrightFunded keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 30 days, then pays First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available. FundedNext keeps 95 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 5 days, then pays Stellar 1-Step: first withdrawal after 5 business days then every 5 business days. Stellar 2-Step: first withdrawal at 21 days then every 14 days. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.
BrightFunded is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade. FundedNext covers mt4, match-trader, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
FundedNext has been running since 2022, 1 years longer than BrightFunded. Our trust pillar scores them 66/100 and 81/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
BrightFunded opens at €47 against $59.99 for FundedNext, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is €477 for BrightFunded against $549.99 for FundedNext. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
BrightFunded applies a static drawdown capped at 8 %, with a 4 % daily limit. FundedNext applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
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